he told us exclusively he hoped would grant us asylum. this morning, officials here say they will deport him back to belize, where he is being sought for questioning in the november murder of his neighbor, greg faull. you did not, nor did any of your associates shoot him? >> for what reason? how stupid would i be? he's my neighbor. >> reporter: investigators in belize say he's not a suspect. but when they asked him to talk to them, he went underground, convinced, he says, police there want him dead. why don't you take a lawyer, somebody you trusted, go to the police, talk to them, hash this all out? >> they won't let a lawyer come into my prison, where i'm surrounded by guys with knives or whatever, paid to kill me. >> reporter: late wednesday, a confident mcafee thought he had escaped. telling us how he managed to duck police for three weeks, while taunting investigators. >> i changed my hair erratically, as i've died it black. chopped it off. it's been white sometimes. >> reporter: at times, he said, he even pretended to be elderly. >>